[Rarebooks] FS: EL NUEVO MUNDO 1701

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Botello de Moraes y Vasconcelos, Francisco. [also 
Botelho]. EL NUEVO MUNDO. POEMMA HEROYCO DE D. 
FRANCISCO BOTELLO DE MORAES Y VASCONCELOS; CON 
LAS ALEGORIAS DE DON PEDRO DE CASTRO, CAVALLERO 
ANDALUZ. DEDICALO SU AUTOR A LA CATHOLICA 
MAGESTAD DE PHILIPPO QUINTO, AUGUSTO, 
PIADOSO,FELIZ REY DE LAS ESPAÑAS, Y INDIAS. POR 
MANO DEL ILUSTRISSIMO SEÑOR D. MANUEL DE TOLEDO 
GENERAL DE BATALLA EN LOS EXERCITOS DE SU 
MAGESTAD, &C Barcelona: Imprenta de Ivan Pablo 
Marti, por Francisco Barnola Impressor, 1701. 14 
lvs, [1]-10, 9-38, 1 lv., [2] pp., 39-268, 
257-476 pp. Sm. 8vo. Contemporary vellum, title 
lettered in manuscript (hardback). First edition. 
Numerous errors in pagination. A heroic poem on 
the discovery of America by Columbus and the 
Spanish conquests -influenced mostly likely by 
Bacon's view of conquest as philosophical, rather 
than just military- written in Spanish by the 
Portuguese born writer Francisco Botello de 
Moraes (1670-1747) who lived most of his life in 
Spain and Italy. Composed in his youth and never 
completed, with gaps left blank at a number of 
stanzas (libro i, stanza 78-107; ii. 60-80 ; iii. 
103-143; vi. 88-228; vii. 54-73, 87-128, 157-176; 
viii. 17-77, 102-301, 311-363; ix, 1-200, 
222-262, 281-381, 383-449, 502-522; x. 134-162, 
198-298). For an excellent discussion of Botello 
de Moraes see See Ruth Hill: Sceptres and 
Sciences in the Spains: four humanists and the 
new philosophy, pp. 191-244. Provenance: Ex 
Libris José M. Rodriguez MCMXXXVIII/ Bibliotheca 
Chizigonana on front pastedown. Boards soiled, 
hinges and small tears neatly repaired, owner's 
bookplate on front pastedown, corner chip to 
front endpaper, later inscription on verso of 
half- title, occassional browning, overall a very 
good copy. Palau 33684. Sabin 6797. Medina, BHA 
2027. Leclerc 75. Ticknor p.42. Inncencio II: 
642. [35982] $1500.00*

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